Start Ladd McConkey or Wan'Dale Robinson? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 9:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ladd McConkey over Wan'Dale Robinson

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Ladd McConkey

WR · LAC · at LAR · Questionable

Market projects: 9.6; fantasy pts
LAR D vs WR: 26.8; 5th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 7 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 46%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 9.6; fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 66%; Through Week 7
Target share: 22%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Ladd McConkey?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Wan'Dale Robinson, 9.6 to 9.6 projected PPR points. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ladd McConkey over Wan'Dale Robinson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ladd McConkey at 9.6 points and Wan'Dale Robinson at 9.6, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Ladd McConkey at ADP 39 and Wan'Dale Robinson at 88.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Ladd McConkey, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ladd McConkey is 43 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 9 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for Wan'Dale Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Wan'Dale Robinson is 39 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 9 and 11 market sources).

That puts Ladd McConkey 0.0 points ahead of Wan'Dale Robinson on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ladd McConkey and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 106 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Wan'Dale Robinson and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Wan'Dale Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ladd McConkey is listed as questionable with a concussion injury.

Wan'Dale Robinson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Ladd McConkey played 46 percent of LAC snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 2 against LV: 31 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 3 against BUF: 61 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 4 against SEA: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 6 against KC: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Through Week 7, Wan'Dale Robinson played 66 percent of TEN snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 4 against BAL: 43 of 64 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 1 touchdown.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 5 against HOU: 47 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 53 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 6 against IND: 27 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 22 yards.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Week 7 against CLE: 38 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Wan'Dale Robinson played 16 games for NYG and scored 217.9 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing WR14.

He caught 92 of 140 targets for 1014 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 628 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Wan'Dale Robinson for Ladd McConkey?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Wan'Dale Robinson, 9.6 to 9.6 projected PPR points. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable.
Should I drop Ladd McConkey for Wan'Dale Robinson?
No. Keep Ladd McConkey: he projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Wan'Dale Robinson 81 (9.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Wan'Dale Robinson, 9.6 to 9.6 projected PPR points. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable.

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